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Wood Engravings of William Blake. 17 Subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of 1821. Newly printed from the original blocks now in the British Museum. Introduction by Andrew Wilton

Wood Engravings of William Blake. 17 Subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of 1821. Newly printed from the original blocks now in the British Museum. Introduction by Andrew Wilton by Blake, William. Bain, Iain

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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Title
Wood Engravings of William Blake. 17 Subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of 1821. Newly printed from the original blocks now in the British Museum. Introduction by Andrew Wilton
Author
Blake, William. Bain, Iain
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1977. London: BM Publications Ltd., 1977. 8vo, introductory pamphlet and 17 woodcuts on special paper, each in an individual folder, all contained in a brown cloth folding box with black leather gilt-lettered labels on upper cover and backstrip. As issued. ß Limited to 150 sets (this copy unnumbered), this superb reprinting of Blake s only woodcuts from the original blocks was executed by Iain Bain (the Bewick authority) and sold out immediately. Very few sets have since come to market as most were purchased by institutions. The accompanying commentary volume includes an introduction by Lord Clark, a technical account of the printing of the blocks by Bain and David Chambers, an essay on the engravings by Andrew Wilton, and the text of Ambrose Phillip's "Imitation of Virgil's First Eclogue," which the illustrations were made to accompany. Bentley, BBS, p.262.
[BINDING, PORTUGAL 1805]. [LAW]. Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular [...] Primera e Segunda Parte. [Bound with:] Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular [...] Terceira Parte. [Bound with:] Observacoes as Preleccoes de Direito Patrio, Publico, e Particular

[BINDING, PORTUGAL 1805]. [LAW]. Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular [...] Primera e Segunda Parte. [Bound with:] Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular [...] Terceira Parte. [Bound with:] Observacoes as Preleccoes de Direito Patrio, Publico, e Particular by Sousa e Sampaio, Francisco Coelho de (fl. circa 1790)

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[BINDING, PORTUGAL 1805]. [LAW]. Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular [...] Primera e Segunda Parte. [Bound with:] Preleccoes de Direito Patrio Publico, e Particular [...] Terceira Parte. [Bound with:] Observacoes as Preleccoes de Direito Patrio, Publico, e Particular
Author
Sousa e Sampaio, Francisco Coelho de (fl. circa 1790)
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Coimbra; Lisbon: Real Imprensa da Universidade; Impressao Regia, 1805. Very Good. 4to. 210 x 145 mm. 3 parts in 1 vol. + additional work. Parts 1-2: [3], xiv, 202 pp. Part 3: [4], xvi, 202. Observacoes: [10], 91 pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece of the dedicatee, Joao VI. Bound in contemporary red morocco with the arms of Joao VI of Portugal in gilt in the center of both covers, covers double-bordered in gilt roll of flowers and vines with smaller outer border of a rhombus and star patterned roll, the same rhombus and star patterned roll along either side of spine, gilt urn ornaments at corners, gilt "sun" roll along edges of covers, gilt floral roll of similar design divides each spinal compartment with single thin gilt roll above and below, flat spine with morocco lettering piece in second compartment, gilt urn ornament with garland in each compartment, with highly unusual gilt edges; cream colored endpapers with offsetting of the leather turns-ins below. Corners slightly bumped, binding extremities a little worn, with some gilt worn away, two small, almost imperceptible worm holes in lower spine compartment, not affecting any pages. Long contemporary annotations in Portuguese on pp. 116-7. Impression of a removed booklabel (?) on front pastedown, P.A.W. booklabel at bottom of same, prior bookseller inscriptions in pencil on front endleaves, persistent staining along bottom edge and fore-edge not affecting text, and no more than 1cm wide, small stain on top of pp. i-ii of Part 1. Dedication copy, bound in contemporary red morocco with the arms of Joao VI of Portugal (1769-1826). Nothing of this type was exhibited in "Legally Binding: Fine and Historic Bindings from the Yale Law Library" (2019) curated by Michael Laird and Mike Widener. The binding features an impressive armorial stamp in gilt and provides a unique and unusual example of textblock edges that were treated with acid over which was applied a layer of gold leaf. The text contains lectures on public and private laws by the chair of law at the University of Coimbra. This is a sumptuously-bound copy complete with all three parts, as well as an additional work by the author with commentary and corrections on the first.
Multilayered Happy New Year's Card with Hidden Messages and Images

Multilayered Happy New Year's Card with Hidden Messages and Images

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Multilayered Happy New Year's Card with Hidden Messages and Images
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Very good to near-fine. Staining on back, a couple nicks.
Description
England, 1880. Very good to near-fine. Staining on back, a couple nicks.. A very visually attractive card made from layered Victorian scrap and paper tabs. When the bottom scrap is lifted, it reveals a wintry scene with two praying children and an angel. When the same scrap is pulled vertically downwards instead of up, tabs pull the other scraps to reveal a ship flanked by a woman seeing off her sailor lover. Beneath this scrap is yet another greeting: "A Happy New Year to You". Measures approx. 5" by 3.25

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